WW1

  • Archduke Franz Fredinad Assasinated

    Archduke Franz Fredinad Assasinated
    Austria declares war an serbia
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  • Russia lost battle of Tannenburg

    Russia lost battle of Tannenburg
  • Germany raids paris

    Germany raids paris
    Germany led the air raid on paris
  • ypres attack

    ypres attack
    enctreched allies fight off german attack
  • japan attacks and captures Tsingtao

    japan attacks and captures Tsingtao
  • Christmas truce

    Christmas truce
  • turkish army disarms its armanian troops

    turkish army disarms its armanian troops
  • German sabatours go to work in america

    German sabatours go to work in america
  • Germany threatens submarine warfare.

    Germany threatens submarine warfare.
  • Women protest in germany

    Women protest in germany
    Several thousand women demonstrate for peace before the German Reichstag [Parliament].
  • Germany sends in heavy artilary

    Germany sends in heavy artilary
    The German code name for the attack in the Meuse region of France (toward the direction of Verdun) is Gericht, ‘place of execution.
  • Armanian massacres denouced in reichstag

    Armanian massacres denouced in reichstag
    News of Armenian massacres began to surface in Europe and America in August of 1915, and began causing outrage and alarm.
  • wodrow wilson re elected

    wodrow wilson re elected
  • zimmerman note

    zimmerman note
    Intercepted weeks earlier by the British intelligence service, the United States is alerted about the Zimmermann Telegram
  • first americans killed

    first americans killed
    Soldiers of the First Division enter combat on the Western Front under French command. It is less than two weeks later, on Nov. 1, when First American soldiers, members of the 1st Division, are killed in action
  • Us nave begins setting mines

    Us nave begins setting mines
    By war’s end, the U.S. Navy places a total of 56,570 sea mines, helping to create a 300-mile barrier against Germany
  • Lettow-Vorback surrenders

    Lettow-Vorback surrenders
    Two weeks after the armistice, German Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck- considered one of the greatest single leaders in military history- surrenders his force of 175 European and 3,000 African soldiers
  • Treaty of versailles

    Treaty of versailles
    President Wilson submits the Versailles Treaty to the Senate and the great debate ensues.